William Proctor
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Where is Wonder Woman?
Thanks for your post. The rumour is that Wonder Woman will feature in the sequel to Man of Steel. Internet sites point towards Jamie Alexander as a possibility. There has been a TV script doing the rounds at Time Warner for a year or so tentatively called ... -
The Matrix of Texts
In Will Brooker's 'Hunting the Dark Knight', he argues that all Batman incarnations- including comics, films, games, theme park rides, 'Dark Knight Whopper Meals etc- are all part and parcel of a matrix. It all depends upon your positi ... -
Burton's Bat
Many thanks for your comments- rather than striving for a 'general theory of reboots' perhaps it would be more useful to argue for particulat conceptual designations on a case-by-case basis. Your 'Total Recall' point is well-argued and ... -
Comic Book Reboots Pt 1
Great post, Drew! I think DC's strategy with 'The New 52' was, as always, to attract new readers but also shake things up for old readers to remain invested. The underlying goal is, of course, to spin a whirlpool of profit potential: one ha ... -
Comic Book Reboots Pt 2
In comic books, which is where the term reboot comes from, at least in aesthetics, the reboot collapses history and begins again. David S Goyer (co-writer of Batman Begins etc) initiated its entrance into the filmic world, but it is intersting and illumin ... -
But is it a Reboot?
This goes back to my comments earlier in the week, and in discussion with Ian Peters. From my perspective, I don't think we can call 'Mirror Mirror' a reboot. A re-interpretation of the Snow White myth/ fable? Sure. But what is it rebooting ... -
Cultural Capital
I don't think the paradox surrounding the reboot paradigm is either positive or negative- I think it highlights rather well how popular texts 'work'. It certainly exposes the hegemonic faultlines within texts. Why did Batman need rebooting? ... -
A Reboot is not a Remake
I agree that not much time has been spent actually interrogating the term 'reboot' and how it differs from remaking. In an article I published in Scope: an Online Journal of Film and Television Studies titled: 'Regeneration and Rebirth: Ana ... -
Difficulties
I also agree, Ian, that sometimes these terms overlap and cross-pollinate. 'Casino Royale' is both reboot and adaptation. While 'Batman Begins' and Nolan's two sequels do not follow traditional models of adaptation, it does cull f ... -
Well argued Ian! That is an
Well argued Ian! That is an interesting notion- this fits in with the idea that franchise systems (like Batman, Spider-Man, etc) all operate within an intertextual matrix without tangible borders. There is already a comic book adaptation of the 'new& ...